Plural of costard; multiple large apples or (archaically) heads.
Plural form created with standard -s suffix from costard, used from medieval period through early modern English.
Even the plural of an insult for head carries history—documents show medieval people selling costards in markets, then the same word became playground mockery, showing how words move between commerce and comedy.
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